Nigeria: March 1, 2000

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Over 300 died in the southern town of Aba, as Christians went after Moslems in retaliation for the Sharia riots against Christians in the north. Army and police units have entered Aba to restore order. The governor of the northern state of Kure has announced that he will back off on introducing Sharia law. 

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